...and I went to a mid-morning Mass at Westminster Cathedral. I somehow wasn't expecting to see many people there at that time of day, but it was well-attended. At the front were serried ranks of children from the adjoining primary school. They behaved beautifully, hands together, heads bowed reverently at the Consecration...it was so impressive that I spoke to a teacher afterwards and asked that a nice message be passed on to the head teacher - and later got chatting to another member of the congregation, who said she had done the same...
I was back at the Cathedral later on for a midday engagament, and even larger crowds were pouring in...people from nearby offices, mostly male (though I know it is old-fashioned to point this out. But there are still, DG, a lot of men in office jobs in London). The Cathedral was absolutely full, and more Masses to follow...
Next year's gathering of our Bishops would be a very good time for a simple, tactful move towards HAVING OUR FEAST-DAYS BACK. Today's crowds celebrating All Saints indicate that it would be a popular move...
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